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Sensors for industrial measurement and control

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Course Unit Code654-2031/01
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated4 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Compulsory
Level of Course Unit *First Cycle
Year of Study *Second Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredSummer Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
HEG30doc. Ing. Milan Heger, CSc.
ZIM018Ing. Ondřej Zimný, Ph.D.
Summary
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
At the end of the course students should be able to acquire knowledge and skills in individual areas of sensors, measurement and automatic control. Students will be acquainted with logic and dynamic systems and methods of their measurement and control. From the skills point of view, the main attention is focused on mastering the classical as well as the most modern methods and tools suitable for solving the set goal.

- the student will be able to characterize various principles of state variables measurement, which are typical for operational practice and laboratory technology,
- the student will be able to formulate basic principles and applications of sensors of non-electrical quantities and basic concepts and principles in the field of automatic control and collection of technological data,
- the student will be able to use their knowledge to determine the suitability of individual sensors for a particular type of application in order to respect the advantages and disadvantages with regard to operating conditions and cost of execution,
- The student will be able to apply their theoretical knowledge to the design of appropriate adjustments of measurement and control of specialized technologies.
Course Contents
1. Basic terms and definition of the subject.
2. System approach, controlled system, control system, control and feedback control, measuring and control systems, basic control circuits, technical means.
3. Methods of data acquisition, transfer, registration and data processing, DAQ.
4. Logic circuits, their division and application, truth tables, minimization, logic schemes, use in technical practice.
5. Dynamic systems, description, identification.
6. Function of control circuit, block diagrams.
7. Regulators, their properties and design.
8. Accuracy, stability and optimal adjustment of control circuits.
9. Use of control computers and PLC in automated control systems.
10. Sensors for measuring position, level and displacements (principles, applications, accuracy, reliability).
11. Sensors for measuring temperature, pH, humidity and conductivity (principles, applications, accuracy, reliability).
12. Sensors for measuring force, weight, pressure and flow (principles, applications, accuracy, reliability).
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
BALÁTĚ, J. Automatické řízení. Praha: Nakladatelství BEN, 2003, 654 s. ISBN 80-7300-020-2
Vítečková, M., Víteček, A. Základy automatické regulace. Ostrava: VŠB-TU Ostrava, Fakulta strojní, 2008. 244 s. ISBN 978-80-248-1924-2
WEBSTER, J. G. a H. EREN, ed. Measurement, instrumentation, and sensors handbook: spatial, mechanical, thermal, and radiation measurement. 2nd ed. Boca Raton: CRC Press, 2014. ISBN 978-1-4398-4888-3.
VORONOV, A. A. Basic principles of automatic control theory: special linear and nonlinear systems. Přeložil Ram. S. WADHWA. Moscow: Mir Publishers, [1985].
BALÁTĚ, J. Automatické řízení. Praha: Nakladatelství BEN, 2003, 654 s. ISBN 80-7300-020-2
Vítečková, M., Víteček, A. Základy automatické regulace. Ostrava: VŠB-TU Ostrava, Fakulta strojní, 2008. 244 s. ISBN 978-80-248-1924-2
WEBSTER, J. G. a H. EREN, ed. Measurement, instrumentation, and sensors handbook: spatial, mechanical, thermal, and radiation measurement. 2nd ed. Boca Raton: CRC Press, 2014. ISBN 978-1-4398-4888-3.
VORONOV, A. A. Basic principles of automatic control theory: special linear and nonlinear systems. Přeložil Ram. S. WADHWA. Moscow: Mir Publishers, [1985].
Recommended Reading:
ŠVARC, I. Automatizace: automatické řízení. Brno: Akademické nakladatelství CERM, 2002. ISBN 80-214-2087-1.
PLATT, Charles a Fredrik JANSSON. Encyclopedia of electronic components. San Francisco: Maker Media, 2016. ISBN 978-1-4493-3431-4.
PALLÁS-ARENY, Ramón a John G. WEBSTER. Sensors and signal conditioning. 2nd ed. New York: Wiley, c2001. ISBN 0-471-33232-1.
ŠVARC, I. Automatizace: automatické řízení. Brno: Akademické nakladatelství CERM, 2002. ISBN 80-214-2087-1.
PLATT, Charles a Fredrik JANSSON. Encyclopedia of electronic components. San Francisco: Maker Media, 2016. ISBN 978-1-4493-3431-4.
PALLÁS-ARENY, Ramón a John G. WEBSTER. Sensors and signal conditioning. 2nd ed. New York: Wiley, c2001. ISBN 0-471-33232-1.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Tutorials, Experimental work in labs, Project work
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Credit and ExaminationCredit and Examination100 (100)51
        CreditCredit30 15
        ExaminationExamination70 36